EcoPerspectives Blog

By Nadia B. Ahmad
In the early hours of February 26, 2019, Indian air forces crossed the Line of Control into Pakistan and conducted a series of coordinated air strikes against a “Jaish-e-Muhammad training camp” in the area, saying “a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups... More...

By Dave Jennings
The Klamath River Basin (KRB) covers an area of 15,700 square miles across California and Oregon in the Pacific Northwest. The KRB is recognized as having exceptionally high biodiversity, particularly for birds. Fish are another important ecological component of the KRB, with 83 fish species are found throughout.... More...

By Addison Luck
The rights of nature movement, which involves giving legal personhood status to various environmental and geographic features and incorporating the rights of nature in local law, is a legal movement that is gaining popularity throughout the world. The idea was first introduced to the modern world by the American... More...

By Darlene Lee and Grant Wilson, Earth Law Center
In advance of Vermont Law School’s October 19, 2018 Symposium on “Rights of Nature: Shifting Paradigms and Grounding in the Law,” case studies provide useful context for how the Rights of Nature movement is developing at the grassroots level. The case of... More...

WHEN COURTS MEET NATURE
A REAL CASE ON RIGHTS OF NATURE
Hugo Echeverría - Environmental Lawyer*
Ecuador
A SUI GENERIS CASE
Disponible en Español
It took place in Ecuador between 2012 and 2015.
It happened in a remote area, a frontier-area with many socio-environmental conflicts where law enforcement is challenging.
There, a local Court addressed a case about... More...

By Anna Suarez, an environmental advocate focused on raising awareness about asbestos and public health.
Summary: Asbestos use in the United States is not a topic at the forefront of the public’s focus, but one that still affects Americans today. By addressing the history of this mineral’s use we can better... More...

By David Jennings, 1L Student, Vermont Law School
Typically, canned hunting involves going to a game ranch or reserve, paying a fee, and hunting the animal(s) of your choice within the convenient confines of that ranch. South Africa is notorious for attracting foreigners to its canned hunts, but this practice is... More...

By Dan Wilcox, Senior Notes Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
Upcoming cases will provide U.S. justice system first glimpse of juries’ taste for climate action necessity
On October 11, 2016, in an effort known as #ShutItDown, a group dubbed the “Valve Turners” traveled to five remote locations in North Dakota, Minnesota,... More...

By Zac Halden
3L Student, Vermont Law School
The President has the power to appoint the administrators of the administrative agencies.[1] This power allows the President to dictate the role of the EPA by appointing an administrator that will direct the agency in a way that meets the president’s goals and expectations.... More...